Form: 10-K405

Annual report [Sections 13 and 15(d), S-K Item 405]

March 3, 2000

EX 23.1

Published on March 3, 2000



LTC PROPERTIES, INC.

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-3 No. 333-2444) and in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-85252) of
LTC Properties, Inc. of our report dated January 21, 2000 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedules of LTC Properties, Inc.,
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999.


/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Los Angeles, California
March 3, 2000